Heracles Almelo vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on December 21st, 2024

Heracles Almelo and FC Groningen are scheduled to play against each other on December 21st, 2024, Saturday at 20:00h (UTC), in a Eredivisie match to be held in Netherlands, check the Heracles Almelo vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Heracles Almelo vs FC Groningen will occur

The game takes place in the small Polman Stadion stadium, in the city of Almelo, with a capacity for 12500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Heracles Almelo vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025

The Eredivisie has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.24 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 3 goals per match played.

Heracles Almelo last match

Heracles Almelo comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Feyenoord, in a match valid for Eredivisie, and the match ended 5-2. Coach E. van de Looi's team lined up with this formation: 4-2-3-1.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 19.00 were the best proof of this.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Mimeirhel Benita, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

FC Groningen last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eredivisie, FC Groningen, who used a 4-2-2-2 formation, faced the FC Twente team with a final score of 2-0.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for their win, 9.50 indicated as much.

Heracles Almelo vs FC Groningen h2h

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 02-08-2024 in a Club Friendlies match of the 2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-0 win for FC Groningen.

The performance of the FC Groningen team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Heracles Almelo team.

Heracles Almelo

Eredivisie leaderboard now

With 14 points, 3 wins, 8 losses 5 draws, and a negative balance, Heracles Almelo enters this game in 15th place in the Eredivisie.

In the 17th round the team ranks over the Sparta Rotterdam team with an advantage of 2 points which is just below the scoreboard in position 16, and with 2 points less than FC Groningen team that is in the 14th place.

Heracles Almelo analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Heracles Almelo: at the end of the round 16 it registers 18 goals scored against 33 taken by its goalkeeper.

The average number of shots toward the net of Heracles Almelo can give us useful indications about the team's offensive abilities, and its goal average. The team counted 3.88 shots into the opponent's goal for each match played.

Heracles Almelo has a ball possession average of 42.06% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Heracles Almelo vs FC Groningen 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Best goalscorer from Heracles Almelo

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Luka Kulenović is the player to highlight. Helping Heracles Almelo with 6 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

FC Groningen

Eredivisie leaderboard now

FC Groningen arrives in this game with 16 points, and in 14th place in the Eredivisie, having won 4 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 4 draws.

In the 17th round, PEC Zwolle, that is in the 13th place, has the same score.

FC Groningen analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for FC Groningen, which after 16 rounds has conceded 26 but has only scored 14.

It seems that FC Groningen is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.88 goals per game. Moreover, it will be going to play on a difficult field, so the outcome of the match may seem one-sided. But soccer, you know, is unpredictable.

Best goalscorer from FC Groningen

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Jorg Schreuders. With 3 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the FC Groningen team achieving several victories this season.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Heracles Almelo is Luka Kulenović, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of FC Groningen is Jorg Schreuders, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 4.34 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.69 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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